Washing-machine



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

GEORGE IV. TOLHURST, OF LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

WASHING-MACHIN E.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 25,455, dated September 13, 1859.

T o all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. ToLHURsT, of Liverpool, in the county of Medina and State of Ohio, have invented a new and uesful Improvement in Machines for IVashing Clothes; and I do hereby declare that the following is -a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters ot reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in providing the inside of a washing machine with a second bottom or inside box, made airtight and constructed so as to float the articles to be operated for the purpose of Soaping arranging and examining them.

Figure l, an end view showing the clothes submerged by the rubber ready for operation. F ig. 2, an end view showing the clothes brought to the top of the Water for inspection.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct the outside portion of my machine oblong, square at the ends as seen at A, A, Figs. l, and 2.

B, is a box made airtight on sides and top, the top being furnished with slats made sharp at the upper edge as seen at., Z).

C, is the clothes in process of being rubbed.

D, is the rubber, which rocks on the pivot, E, Fig. l, in the grooves, F, Fig. 2.

I-I Fig. l, is a lever or handle by which the rubber, D, is operative.

I, is a cord which is secured to one side of the out-side box at one end and passed over a notch in the end of the handle and drawn tight over and wound around a screw on the other side of the outside box for the purpose of taking the upper pressure from the hand of the operator.

J, Figs. l, and, 2, represents the water.

Having thus described my improved washing machine what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is* The inside bottom box B, constructed air tight so that when the pressure of the upper' rubber is removed it will ioat and expose the clothes to be handled.

GEO. 7. TOLHURST.

Witnesses JAMES KYSER, y GEORGE TOLHURST. 

